The master-planned community of Summerlin, recently ranked the seventh best-selling master-planned community nationally for new-home sales by real estate consultant RCLCO, has 27 actively selling neighborhoods in five villages. Combined, Summerlin offers more than 120 distinctive floor plans showcased in 78 models ranging from 1,579 to 5,904 square feet in single- and multistory elevations, priced from the $300,000s to more than $2.5 million.

The temperatures in Southern Nevada may be rising, but Century Communities is offering cool deals available for move in before summer’s end. The builder has opportunities for home shoppers to find their perfect new home with huge values on move-in-ready homes from Henderson to northwest Las Vegas.

When Ron and Shannon Bahra decided it was time to retire and relocate from Orange County to Las Vegas, high-rise living never crossed their minds. After looking at more than a dozen single-family homes, they visited One Las Vegas, the twin 20-story condominium towers on the south end of Las Vegas Boulevard. Since October 2016, the Bahras have enjoyed their golden years in their spacious two-bedroom corner residence featuring expansive Strip and mountain views.

Selling a brand-new home contingent on a homeowner’s ability to sell their current one brings some risks, especially if the homeowner does not sell their current home in a timely manner. The Nevada Builder Trade In Program’s success in closing the deal by following a strategic, streamlined process has garnered the support of a growing list of homebuilder partners that sell homes on contingency to program participants.

Summerlin, now 27 years into its development, has delivered on its promise of quality of life for more than a quarter century via expertly designed neighborhoods, stunning homes, more than 235 parks, 150 miles of trails, its own downtown with shopping, dining and entertainment and 25 top-rated public and private schools. Now, the community is adding two more public schools to its roster of educational offerings, just in time for the start of the 2017-18 school year on Aug. 14: Rosemary and Billy Vassiliadis Elementary School in The Paseos village and Shelly Berkley Elementary School in The Cliffs village. The new schools, owned and operated by Clark County School District, will bring the total number of public and private schools in Summerlin to 27.

Century Communities’ Summer of Century Giveaway spotlights Meadow Ridge, a gated neighborhood near the Gilcrease Orchards and Sheep Mountain Ranch. The northwest Las Vegas subdivision has several move-in-ready homes available for purchase.

Summerlin marked the first half of 2017 with strong new home sales, topping last year’s numbers through June 2016 by 28 percent to earn the community the No. 7 spot on a list of country’s best-selling master-planned communities, according to a report recently released by national real estate consultant RCLCO. With 470 new home sales for 2017 as of June 30, Summerlin, a development of The Howard Hughes Corp., is the highest-ranked Nevada master-planned community.